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Author: Calum McFarlane

No, a new stadium is not “building back better”

6 July, 2020 Calum McFarlane 1 Comment

So, American developers want to build a new stadium in Manchester on the Etihad campus. Predictably, they promise that it…

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What do pop-up cycle lanes have to do with our petition?

23 June, 2020 Calum McFarlane 1 Comment

The case for “pop-up” cycle lanes is so close to being open-and-shut, it is genuinely baffling to understand what reasons…

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Posted in: Cycle lanes, Petition for cash and democracy

Reminder – WeStandTogether event “Making sense of it all” tonight – registration link below

15 June, 2020 Calum McFarlane Leave a comment

We Stand Together are hosting a virtual event “Making Sense Of It All” this evening at 6pm – click here…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: #westandtogether, meeting, reminder

Guest Post: The Media’s Racial Bias Undermines the Youth Climate Movement

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When I raise the topic of climate activism amongst friends and peers, the conversation almost inevitably leads to the incredible…

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Posted in: Allyship, Guest posts Filed under: bias, black lives matter, greta, Licypriya Kangujam, media, youth strikes

Guest Post: Pandemic diary: mutual aid for food justice, and organising slowly

10 June, 2020 Calum McFarlane Leave a comment

How do we get through this pandemic? It feels like we’ve entered a period of protracted and overlapping crises, if…

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Posted in: Guest posts Filed under: diary, food justice, mutual aid, Pandemic

On Fear – Response #1

1 June, 2020 Calum McFarlane Leave a comment

Today we are posting the first response to our post “On Fear“, from Robbie Watt. Thanks again Robbie! — It’s…

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CEM’s “Token Breeder” does an interview with Melbourne Community Radio

28 May, 2020 Calum McFarlane Leave a comment

Last November I was lucky enough to be interviewed by Kurt Johnson, a radio producer and presenter in Melbourne, about…

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Posted in: Emotional Literacy, Interviews by CEM folk Filed under: Melbourne, radio, Token Breeder

On Fear

19 May, 2020 Calum McFarlane 2 Comments

Today we continue a series of posts where CEM Core Group members consider what various “big emotions” mean to them…

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Posted in: Coming To Our Own Emotional Rescue, Emotional Literacy Filed under: Fear

On Hope – Response #2

18 May, 2020 Calum McFarlane Leave a comment

Today we are posting the second response to our post “On Hope” from Robbie Watt. Thanks Robbie for taking the…

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Posted in: Coming To Our Own Emotional Rescue, Emotional Literacy Filed under: Hope

Things That Won’t Save Us #1 – (Private) EVs

4 May, 2020 Calum McFarlane 4 Comments

“Things That Won’t Save Us” (TTWSU) is an occasional series of blog posts by members of Climate Emergency Manchester.  We…

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Posted in: Things That Won't Save Us Filed under: EVs, Private

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